Esophagopleural Fistula and Empyema Secondary to Esophageal Rupture Resulting From Ligation of Esophageal Varices: A Case Report

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Eduardo Nieves Paredes
Lorena Marianne Villalobos Trejo
Santiago Sandoval Correa
Roberto de Jesus Martinez Camacho
Pedro Javier Villegas Medina
Hayil Lindali Sierra
Consuelo Alejandra Aguirre González
Michel Olvera Medina
Marcos Vela Rivera
Francisco Alejandro González Orozco
Isabel Martínez Núñez
Barenka Claudia Bibiana Díaz Macías
Jennifer Maribel Llamas Medrano
Mónica Fernanda Aréchiga Ortiz

Abstract

The treatment of esophageal varicesusually requires invasive procedures for the administration of sclerotherapy and ligation. Among the main related complications are pleuropulmonary location, esophageal fistula toward the pleura, and the development of pleural infection (empyema). In rarecases, the condition is caused by esophageal perforation.10,12We present here a report on a patient with left esophagopleural fistula and empyema as complications of sclerotherapy and the ligation of esophageal varices.

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Nieves Paredes, E., Villalobos Trejo, L. M., Sandoval Correa, S., Martinez Camacho, R. de J., Villegas Medina , P. J., Lindali Sierra, H., Aguirre González, C. A., Olvera Medina, M., Vela Rivera , M., González Orozco, F. A., Martínez Núñez, I., Díaz Macías, B. C. B., Llamas Medrano, J. M., & Aréchiga Ortiz, M. F. (2024). Esophagopleural Fistula and Empyema Secondary to Esophageal Rupture Resulting From Ligation of Esophageal Varices: A Case Report. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 4(01), 86–89. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i01-19
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